The Koch Brothers are well-known multi-billionaire donors to Republican political candidates. So, why is Donald Trump feuding with them?
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Charles and David Koch have financed the GOP and its Republican candidates for decades. However, they have understandably been unwilling to freely hand over the Grand Ol’ Party to the likes of Donald Trump and his band of racist, trailer-park minions. Their refusal to kowtow to Trump and do his bidding has regularly angered “The Donald,” since he believes HE is the appointed King of the GOP and not the establishment Koch Brothers. Thus began the Trump vs. Koch Brothers civil war.
After witnessing Trump’s complete ineptitude at the helm of the US of A and, what they consider to be incompetent trade and immigration policies, the brothers openly criticized the “tremendous lack of leadership” in Washington and the “deterioration of the core institutions of society.” Additionally, they singled out GOP lawmakers who have aided and abetted Trump by remaining silent as he destroys America.
Predictably, as soon as Trump got wind of the public critiques of Charles and David, he took to Twitter to rant and moan.
“The globalist Koch Brothers, who have become a total joke in real Republican circles, are against Strong Borders and Powerful Trade,” Trump tweeted. “I never sought their support because I don’t need their money or bad ideas.”
Totally unfazed by Trump’s bark with no bite, Charles Koch responded by saying: “We’ve had divisiveness long before Trump became president and we’ll have it long after he’s no longer president. I’m into hating the sin, not the sinner.”
Trump may claim he doesn’t need the billionaire brothers’ money, but he does need their backing — and on Tuesday, they made it crystal clear that they are prepared to revoke their Republican financial support.
Not only have the Koch Brothers announced ZERO support for Trump going forward, but they have also issued a severe ultimatum to GOP lawmakers. Effective immediately, any Republican running in the 2018 midterm election who offers support and/or considers themselves a passenger on the Trump bandwagon can forget about receiving ANY financial support from the Koch Brothers.
“I’m for America First & the American Worker — a puppet for no one,” Trump said in response after floating an idea earlier in the day to offer a $100 billion dollar tax cut to the rich. “Two nice guys with bad ideas. Make America Great Again!”
Yes, the Koch Brothers are willing to Make America Great Again. Even if it means turning both houses of Congress over to the Democrats, they’re willing to use their unlimited finances to drain the swamp of Trump and all who support him just to “Make America Great Again.”
Now, the lines are drawn and Republicans have a critical choice to make. Do they side with the Koch Brothers and all of their billions, or with Donald Trump and all of his supporters?
Sadly (for them), they can’t it both ways.
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Some readers may recall- in one of my responses last week I noted that Donald is beginning to look and sound like he knows he’s in deep doo-doo. Well now I’d say, indeed his meltdown IS fully underway as the strain appears to be more than that dangerous fool can bear.
Just look at him – lashing out in all directions, like a cornered snake, desperately trying to escape the outcome he knows is coming…and coming soon. Mueller continues to gather evidence and the midterms are just a few months away.
As for the Koch brothers: They deserve Trump and Trump certainly deserves them. They can just tear each other apart.
So he starts a fight with the Koch brothers but tries to be friends with Putin and Kim Jong. This fool has it all backwards. The Kochs have a lot of power with Repubs plus a lot of them depend on their money. I don’t see how he can win this fight. If Koch pulls their money from anybody in Trumps corner and it helps the Democrats that is a game changer. Trump is not playing with a full deck.
And on a related “meltdown” note…….
Trump to Attorney General Jeff Sessions: Stop Mueller probe ‘right now’
Trump calls on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end Robert Mueller’s Russia probe immediately, escalating his attacks on the inquiry.
“Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this Rigged Witch Hunt right now,” the president tweets. “Bob Mueller is totally conflicted, and his 17 Angry Democrats that are doing his dirty work are a disgrace to USA!”
Trump’s tweet came before the trial of ex-campaign chief Paul Manafort entered its second day in federal court in Virginia. Manafort is being tried by Mueller’s team. [….] – CNBC
USA Today:
It’s official: With less than 100 days to go before the November midterms, the war within the Republican party just got a lot bigger.
The Republican National Committee is diving into President Donald Trump’s battle with Charles Koch, warning GOP donors to stay away from the conservative billionaire.
“Some groups who claim to support conservatives forgo their commitment when they decide their business interests are more important than those of the country or Party,” RNC chair Ronna Romney McDaniel wrote in a Thursday afternoon email to contributors. “This is unacceptable.”
The letter also made a point to underscore that the GOP is the president’s party, in a potential warning shot to other conservatives who might be considering publicly distancing themselves from Trump during the midterms
On Thursday, Trump tweeted: “Charles Koch of Koch Brothers, who claims to be giving away millions of dollars to politicians even though I know very few who have seen this (?), now makes the ridiculous statement that what President Trump is doing is unfair to “foreign workers.” He is correct, AMERICA FIRST!”
During a weekend conference in Colorado, Koch network officials slammed the president and his policies. Officials said the trade tariffs were “protectionism” that hurts American businesses and consumers. Brian Hooks, one of Koch’s top deputies, blasted the White House for causing “divisiveness,” which he said “is causing long-term damage.”
The Koch network has deep pockets and is poised to spend as much as $400 million on politics and policy in this two-year election cycle,